The Group Chief Executive Officer of NNPC Ltd, Mr. Mele Kyari,has carpeted those peddling falsehoods about the existence of sub-standard fuel in the country,saying they are entertainers
Kyari, who spoke while fielding questions at a fireside chat during the 60″ Nigeria Mining & Geosciences Society (NMGS) Conference in Abuja,also described their action as unfortunate drama and bad marketing practice.
According to him, the country does not have any issues of quality in the Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) also known as petrol across the country.
He added:“The talk around fuel quality is unfortunate and a very bad marketing practice. it’s all drama and entertainment and as we know, drama has a way of entertaining the people,” Kyari stated.
Olufemi O. Soneye, the Chief Corporate Communications Officer of NNPC,quoted Kyari as saying that Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) has quality standards which are obtainable in every country and there are no two countnes that have the same standards.
Kyari said in Europe, oxygenate (a fuel additive) has to be introduced into PMS otherwise it will solidify the tank in people’s cars.
He explained that if the same fuel additive is introduced into cars in Nigena, it turns to water once it gets into contact with air. In essence, Kyan said, what ts required by law to be introduced in one country, it 1s also required by law not to be introduced in another country.
He said the country has standard regulatory agencies such as the Standard Organisation of Nigeria (SON) and the Nigerian Midstream & Downstream Regulatory Agency (NMDPRA), whose job Is to ensure that every product that comes into this country meets the required products specifications and standards.
“t believe these regulatory agencies are doing their job. They have not come back to tell anyone that we have substandard products in the country,” Kyan told the audience.
He disclosed that the company has already taken the necessary legal and security ste ps to ensure that people (behind such video) dont mess up the country.
He said the implications of such acts are not only on NNPC Ltd anymore but more about messing up the whole country.
Kyari, who maintained that people can have their frustrations, cautioned that falsehood should never be extended into business.
He also debunked reports damming that NNPC Ltd has imported 200million Itres of fuel in February this year.
“These are just lies, because we didnt even import products within that window that the report was published. All the mischief about aligning this fictitious importation with the so-called low-quality fuel are just baseless,” he stated.
He explained that importation is a normal practice in the Industry, as every country imports petroleum products, including the United States. He said Nigeria has supplied petroleum products to countries such as Saudi Arabia and the UAE, which doesn’t mean that there are no refinenes in those countnes.
Kyari implored members of the Nigenan Mining & Geosciences Society (NMGS) to embrace new technologies and foster a culture of continuous improvement in order to maximise the nation’s natural resources and generate more revenue for the country.
